I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 33



Abyss

The academy city of Leira, located in the very center of the continent of Leifania.

A giant academy city formed around a single academy, it is a symbol of peace on the continent and a place of harmony among various races and nations.

Among the many banks in the academy city, the one most used by people was the ‘Temperance Bank’ Leira Branch No. 1.

It was a bank run by [Stingy Temperance], one of the seven heroes who ascended to the position of a constellation, and her apostles.

Having symbolized the virtue of temperance with her achievements since her human days, she was a symbol of wealth to the people of the continent, and thanks to that, her bank was always crowded with people.

Natasha, a beastman who had worked at such a Temperance Bank for ten years, was handling her tasks well as usual.

‘Ah~ I’m bored. Why is time passing so slowly?’

While glancing at the clock.

‘I want to go back quickly and pet my Lina-chan…’

From noble mtl dot com

Twitch

Her long ears perked up.

A chill ran up her spine.

Wow, he’s here.

He’s here.

Her hands began to tremble.

When she turned her gaze towards the entrance, she saw people murmuring and making way.

A miracle of a path opening up through the tightly packed crowd.

Into that void stepped a tall figure, completely covered in a black coat, with a hood and mask resembling a helmet.

As the chill and fear engulfed the surroundings, the once noisy bank fell into silence.

Gulp

People, tense, stepped back, looking up at the mysterious guest.

Step, step, step

The black figure approached the bank counter.

Natasha hurriedly manipulated an artifact to call the bank manager and came out from behind the counter to greet him.

“Uh, welcome, sir.”

She tried to appear as calm as possible, but her back was already drenched in cold sweat.

[It’s been a while. Natasha… was it?]

A deep, resonant voice, impossible to tell if it belonged to a man or a woman, echoed as if it came from the depths of a deep, deep cave.

Zap

Natasha’s knees went weak.

Why, why do you remember my name?

She felt like she could collapse on the spot.

Had she done something wrong? Why do you remember?

[I’m here to withdraw my deposit.]

“Ah, I’ll guide you, sir.”

No matter how terrifying the situation, Natasha, a pro who had won Employee of the Month dozens of times, managed to drag her frozen legs and guide the black-clad guest to the VIP room.

[Hmm…….]

The aura and atmosphere exuded by the black-clad guest were so overwhelming that they made her heart skip a beat.

As a bank employee, knowing the astronomical amount of money in this guest’s account, she was even more aware that this was no ordinary person. At the very least, he was a colossal figure moving the continent from behind the scenes or a close confidant of such a figure.

Creak

“This way, please.”

As Natasha opened the door to the VIP room and bowed her head, the black-clad guest stepped inside.

“Ah! Welcome.”

Inside, the bank branch manager awkwardly extended his hand for a handshake with the black-clad guest.

[It’s been a while, Branch Manager.]

“Haha, it’s an honor to have you visit us again, sir. Please, have a seat.”

The branch manager sat down with the guest, repeatedly wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, unable to calm himself.

As a former top-tier mercenary who had received the lowest seat among the Apostles of Restraint and had crushed even the toughest thugs head-on, it was surprising to see the branch manager so fearful.

Just who is this guest….

No, no.

Why do you want to know that? Do you have a death wish?

There are things in this world that are better left unknown.

Cursing her foolish curiosity, Natasha grabbed the doorknob.

If she quietly bowed her head and closed the door, she could escape this atmosphere of terror.

Well done, Natasha. Now, let’s go back and work hard.

I won’t say working is boring ever again. I’ll work hard.

[Wait.]

But the guest’s voice stopped her.

[Come back in.]

What? Me, me? Why…?

Natasha’s face turned pale.

Did I do something wrong? Did I do something to get on their bad side? I didn’t do anything…

[Don’t be afraid. It’s not a bad thing.]

The guest turned to the branch manager.

[I want to talk about this employee’s customer service.]

Natasha closed her eyes tightly in unbearable fear.

The keyring modeled after the Demon King Rina dangled from her waist.

* * *

Sales have really dropped a lot these days.

I need to create a weapon system in the game as soon as possible.

Or should I officially release merchandise like the one that woman had?

She made and sold merchandise without official permission.

The loss from that made my stomach ache.

I put the large bundle of checks I received from the branch manager into my subspace pocket.

“Are you satisfied?”

Then I asked the spirit-like demon floating beside me.

[The King of Ten Thousand Demons, who overcame arrogance, thanks you.]

“It was done with good intentions, but… it seems that employee didn’t like it much.”

My fake identity, ‘The Hood’, created to withdraw and manage the vast amount of money earned from the [Akashic Archive].

To avoid being tracked or exposing my identity to others, I use the power of dreams given by the Constellation to transform my appearance into that of a knight in black armor when I go out with this identity.

Thanks to the various effects that come with it, I could make people not want to pay attention to me… but as a side effect, it seems people are a bit scared of me.

[The King of Ten Thousand Demons, who overcame arrogance, mumbles that he wanted to repay the player who liked our Lina.]

“I was satisfied with the employee’s response too, but…”

Considering that he fainted at the end, it might have been counterproductive.

[The King of Ten Thousand Demons, who overcame arrogance, says he just fainted out of joy, still young? and looks at you with a pitiful expression.]

…Is that so?

Since it’s the demon speaking, I don’t know if it’s true or not.

Maybe it’s because of my account.

If a person carrying a national budget-level fortune in their account directly praises their superior, it wouldn’t be strange to faint out of joy.

[The King of Ten Thousand Demons, who overcame arrogance, says he’s bored and urges you to tell an interesting story.]

“…What are you, a child?”

There was a reason why I, who once had to uncomfortably contact them through a terminal to avoid revealing my identity when the Constellation had a seizure, was with the demon.

The recent black sludge attack incident.

Our Constellation was extremely angry at the sludge that tried to kill me. (Of course, even if extremely angry, it was just a short arm hitting the desk with a bang)

Since the thing called itself ‘us’, it is certain that there are more such beings.

Since they originated from another world, they still haven’t realized their true nature and location.

I never know when these abyssal creatures will attack me again. (We couldn’t keep calling them sewage, so we decided to call them the Abyss, inspired by the fact that we placed the sewage in the [Akashic Archive] as assassins of the Abyss.)

Therefore, the Celestial Lord ordered the celestials to take turns protecting me so that they could respond whenever I was attacked.

When I first heard that, I wondered if beings as powerful as gods would really protect a mere human.

[The Magitech Engineer who cast off anger suggests that three of them take turns watching over me for a day.]

[The Sacrifice who overcame sloth agrees, saying that they would do anything to protect their benefactor.]

[The King of All Demons who overcame pride says, “I should be spending precious time with Lina… Ah! Fine! I’ll do it! I’ll do it! Just stop hitting me, Lina!” as he dodges her blows.]

What is this three-part day?

In the end, the three celestials took turns protecting me.

[The King of All Demons who overcame pride yawns and says, “If you weren’t my benefactor, I wouldn’t be protecting you.”]

[The King of All Demons who overcame pride says, “You should be grateful that this Demon Lord is protecting you.”]

“Yes… of course, I’m grateful.”

It’s actually overwhelming.

Three gods taking turns to guard a mere academy student.

Isn’t that too luxurious? And not just any celestials, but the highest-ranking gods equivalent to heroes, sages, and monarchs.

…

In truth, despite saying this, the Abyss (tentative name) creatures are not to be taken lightly.

Even the sewage creature that attacked me was a monster that neutralized our Celestial Lord’s power, including the Demon Lord’s authority.

If two creatures of the same level came, it might be difficult to handle them with our current strength.

We urgently needed to complete the analysis of the sewage and resolve the sins to enhance our power.

What could his comrades be doing right now?

Even if I try to calm my fears, the anxiety in a corner of my heart does not disappear.

* * *

At the very bottom of the dimensional rift

Six silhouettes rose from the darkness where not even an inch ahead could be seen.

[Why hasn’t â̵̳̅ļ̴̛̤͓̩̙̜͙͚̜̎̀͂̉͒͜i̵̧̡̜͔̩̘͒͗̉̓͜͝c̶̛̘̦̟̪͓̼͍͚̃̄̍̔͆̑̏̓͌̑̏̈̉̏e̶̢̛̹̼͇̩̥̩͎̠̫̝̥̥̋̿̈́̇̀̎͗̀͋͊̍͂̿͗͜ returned yet?]

[Did she perish?]

[No. If she had perished, we would know. We are conceptually connected.]

[She hasn’t perished. But does that mean she hasn’t finished her task yet?]

[Maybe someone captured her.]

[Impossible. Think about her abilities. Unless hundreds of thousands of divine beings took turns to beat her down, she has the power to break through any capture.]

[That’s true. So, is the task just taking a bit longer?]

[It seems there are quite a few obstacles to deal with. Delays are not good. It would be better to send one more.]

[Then I’ll go….]

[No, this time it’s me….]

[Wait, have you all forgotten already?]

[…Forgotten what?]

[The ㅈ̸̋̚ incident.]

[…….]

[…….]

[……It was terrible.]

[Considering his personality, it might happen again this time.]

[Hmm…….]

All six figures darkened their already black faces, as if imagining something unpleasant.

[Shall we… wait a little longer?]

[No objections.]

[Agreed.]

Vroom

The space was engulfed in darkness again.